Maracaibo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maracaibo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1965	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$139	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$228	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	74
😀 Quality of life	43	90
🏙️ Population	1.55M	459K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 70% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7017th and 1045th ($714 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 916th in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Maracaibo ranked 4th best city to live in Venezuela vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 7323rd and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Virginia Beach

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	Maracaibo	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.6	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.97	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.7%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1421	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14017	$16163

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710